Word to the Wise by Jenn McKinlay

Author:Jenn McKinlay
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2019-09-02T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

11

Oh no,” Chloe said. “Not her. Not now.”

“You’ve tangled with Sylvia before?” Lindsey asked.

“She’s one of the reasons I moved,” Chloe said. “She started telling everyone in town that I was trying to steal her husband. As if I would.”

“We had a go-round, too,” Lindsey said. “So this should be fun.”

Sylvia broke away from Emma and the detective and charged them. Her round face was red and sweaty, and her glasses slid to the end of her nose. She pushed them up with a stubby finger as she stomped toward them.

“You!” She pointed at Chloe and then rounded on Lindsey. “And you! I should have known! The two of you are in cahoots. How long have you been planning his murder? How long?”

Sylvia was dressed in business attire consisting of a gray skirt with a matching blazer over a white blouse. A pin was stuck in her lapel, the kind given out for employees who’d lasted ten years or more. This one had a medical emblem over a rising sun, so maybe she was a nurse. The thought horrified Lindsey.

Sylvia didn’t wait for an answer to her question but instead launched herself at Chloe.

“What the hell?” Emma cried. She jumped forward to grab Sylvia, but she wasn’t quick enough.

Sylvia grabbed a hank of Chloe’s hair and yanked the young woman toward her. Lindsey and Sully both jumped forward to protect Chloe. Lindsey caught Sylvia’s hand and used the bend-the-index-finger-back technique that Emma had taught them in their one-time self-defense class. With a yelp, Sylvia let go.

“Oy, why do I always miss the good stuff?” Robbie dashed out of the restaurant behind them.

Detective Trimble grabbed Sylvia around the middle and hauled her back a few paces. She was huffing and puffing and trying to jerk out of his hold. Emma moved to stand right in front of her. She glowered and snapped, “Stop it, or I’ll use my Taser on you. Don’t think I won’t.”

Sylvia immediately began to sob and wail. Trimble jerked his head in the direction of the station. “I’ll take her back. You find out what this is about, and bring food with you when you come back.”

“Right,” Emma said. She turned toward Lindsey and Chloe, who was rubbing the sore spot on her head. Emma looked equal parts furious and interested. “Explain.”

“We were actually on our way to see you,” Lindsey said. At Emma’s doubtful expression, she added, “I swear.”

“Come on,” Sully said. “Let’s go talk in my office, where it’s quiet.” He jerked his head in the direction of the gawkers who had gathered at the restaurant windows.

Emma gave them a brusque nod and began to walk down the pier. Robbie fell into step beside her, and she arched an eyebrow at him. “What do you have to do with this?”

“Me?” He put a hand on his chest in a protestation of innocence. “I can’t imagine what you mean.”

“Uh-huh.”

Sully’s office had been locked up for the night. He used his key to open the door, and they all entered.

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